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Discussion: Cooper Webb

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Cooper Webb discusses the momentum gained in Minneapolis, looks forward.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Cooper Webb has had a turbulent time of it in 2022 Monster Energy Supercross. Webb was adamant that he was ready to go, following such a productive off-season aboard the all-new KTM 450 SX-F. There were more teething issues than anyone would have imagined, however, and he has been attempting to make small gains each week. The most progress was made in the days prior to Minneapolis, as he stated that he felt much stronger and that was evident in his eventual finish.


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Taking second was quite the statement. The way that he did it was just as poignant though, as he clinched the holeshot and led laps for the first time this season. Webb thrives off of momentum and this is the first time that he has had that this season. Perhaps this is the start of something? That was discussed with the media in the post-race press conference. Webb’s comments on Minneapolis, the bike, returning to Florida and more can be found in full below.

MX Vice: A big night for you. How much more comfortable did you feel on the east coast dirt here in Minneapolis?

Cooper Webb: Yeah, it was a great night. Definitely much better than the last few and a big step in the right direction. I liked the track! It was kind of a mix in that main event with ruts – it definitely hardened up a lot. I definitely seem to gel with the east coast. Being back in Florida this week felt a lot homier. It just cleared my head a bit! I have got to give it up to the team. They came up with a package this week that seemed to help me quite a bit. It is nice to be back. There were a few crashes, but we were in the fight and went all of the way.

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Is racing on your home coast really that impactful for your programme?

I mean, I would not say that impactful. Being from the east coast, it feels more like home. Going back home after crap results out west to clear my head and ride new tracks with new people around… It all makes a difference at this level.

You mentioned that some things changed this week, which obviously worked out for you. Can you allude to that at all? How much harder has it been to get a handle on this new bike than you guys thought going into Anaheim 1?

It was Roger DeCoster who actually came up with it. Rog went to work. I did not get to try it all week, so I just showed up here and rode it. It worked out a little better for me, for sure. It seemed to get better throughout the day. I gelled on our old bike so well. I just felt like that was built for me in supercross, so I think that we are learning non-stop with this one. The conditions are ever-changing – we race on so many different tracks and soils. You think you get it right and then you go somewhere where it is totally different than your test track or where you have been practicing. It is not for a lack of effort! It has definitely been a struggle for me anyway.

You kind of went through it all through the 20 minutes. You were up at the front, got shuffled back a bit and then worked your way back forward. How do you take that on through the 20 minutes and stay aware of everything that is happening?

Yeah, it was a lot! I finally led some laps and that felt really good. I could feel Chase [Sexton] catching me a little bit. I knew he was faster and probably getting a little impatient – it was one of those things where I put up a little fight once he got around me but just wanted to tuck in behind him. Jason [Anderson] was there and going well too, so I almost got pounced on a little bit. All three of those guys got me. I just tried to stay calm, collected and follow in. I feel like I did that.

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I thought I was riding really solid laps behind Jason and Mookie. I kind of got closer to Mookie and made a push on him, but then he ended up tucking the front and going down. Chase went down and it was one of those things where I felt super solid throughout the whole main. Maybe I could have pushed a little harder there at the five to twelve lap mark? Overall, I cannot complain. I know what it is like to go the distance now. We will see where that leads us.

The whoops have been a lot bigger this year, so do you think that has been a factor in your comfort? Is this just all the new bike and searching for settings with that?

They have been tough, no doubt. Especially in the west-coast swing! They have been built a little different this year and tough. I felt better in them throughout the day today. I think that the progress that we made with the bike helped that a lot. We kind of went to that survival line, if you will, and just got through it the best that we could. They have been tough this year. There have been a lot of laps ridden on them with not a lot of maintenance. It is definitely nice to get better with the bike but also myself. Maybe I gel with the east coast whoops a little better?

How has it been between you and team when trying to analyse these results? Do you look at yourself or is it just all about this new bike? There must have been some fairly intense weeks for you and the team. 

It is definitely not great. There is a lot of pressure to perform and especially with the number-one plate. When you are riding around in eighth place, it is not good. It has been a battle mentally and emotionally it has been a rollercoaster. It is just about believing in myself and getting back to it. Not quitting when things got hard is what I am pumped on. It is round seven and anything can happen. At least I am back at the front and where I feel like I need to be.

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How do you deal with the negativity? There are always going to be some people asking questions about you leaving Aldon Baker and the new motorcycle. Does that effect you at all or do you just try to shrug it off and make this bike better than it is?

There is a lot, man. It is a lot of noise. It can definitely effect you and maybe it has a little. Maybe it has not? I think that the biggest thing is just never doubting yourself. I think I started to go down that road and second-guess decisions. I think, like I said, I finally put all of the noise away and went out to do it for myself this week. It is tough, man. This sport can be up and down. It can throw a lot at you! I think that staying positive and working through those problems with a good group is important. Never give up and keep fighting the whole way.

You have mentioned not giving up multiple times now. We know just how hard you push when your back is against the wall. Tell us your take on being 25 points down. Is the championship still a possibility?

It would take a lot for that to happen. With that being said, being back up here brings a lot of confidence. I feel like once I get that confidence then I go to the next step pretty quickly. It is just nice. I believe again. I feel like we made progress with the bike tonight, riding progress and my starts were good. It is all there. We will see what happens, but it is stacked this year. There are a lot of great guys out there and, as we have seen, the racing has been tight. I still need to get better, but it is never over. I will fight until the end. Getting back up here and getting the first one of the season will be the next step.

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Stat Attack: Indianapolis Supercross Review

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With the tenth round of AMA Supercross in the books, statistics maestro Paul Pearcy has provided MX Vice with some brilliant numbers to tuck into from what was a great night of action. Enjoy

250 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Max Anstie: 49.492
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.492; (Max got top spot because his time came in the first session, while Tom’s time came in the second session)
  3. Pierce Brown: 49.719

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Jeremy Martin
  2. Ryder Floyd
  3. Hardy Munoz
  • Laps Led
  1. Jeremy Martin: 5
  2. Hardy Munoz: 2
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 52.413
  2. Preston Boespflug: 53.150
  3. Gage Linville: 53.549
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 53.655
  2. Preston Boespflug: 54.259
  3. Ryder Floyd: 54.373

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo
  2. Haiden Deegan
  3. Seth Hammaker
  • Laps Led
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  2. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.561
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.660
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 49.854
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.830
  2. Haiden Deegan: 51.086
  3. Seth Hammaker: 51.907
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Preston Boespflug: 2.970
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.184
  3. Jalek Swoll: 3.287

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Haiden Deegan
  2. Cameron Mcadoo
  3. Tom Vialle
  • Laps Led
  1. Haiden Deegan: 12
  2. Jalek Swoll: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.493
  2. Tom Vialle: 50.690
  3. Pierce Brown: 50.868
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 51.522
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 52.214
  3. Tom Vialle: 52.580
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Jeremy Hand: 2.040
  2. Coty Schock: 2.315
  3. Max Anstie: 2.634

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Tom Vialle
  2. Pierce Brown
  3. Cameron Mcadoo
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 49.844
  2. Chance Hymas: 50.020
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.175
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 51.493
  2. Pierce Brown: 51.563
  3. Haiden Deegan: 51.892
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Marshal Weltin: 1.984
  2. Seth Hammaker: 1.997
  3. Nick Romano: 2.233

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo; (1st win of the season, 80% podium rate this year)
  2. Tom Vialle; (80% podium rate this year)
  3. Haiden Deegan; (40% podium rate this season)
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13; (Tom is now tied with Austin Forkner for most laps led this season at 37.  34% of total laps raced)
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  3. Haiden Deegan: 12
  4. Jalek Swoll: 1
  5. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Tom Vialle: 3rd 
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.333
  3. Jalek Swoll: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 98
  2. Tom Vialle: 96
  3. Pierce Brown: 87
  4. Haiden Deegan: 82
  5. Coty Schock: 79
  6. Seth Hammaker: 72
  7. Daxton Bennick: 71
  8. Max Anstie: 62
  9. Chance Hymas: 60
  10. Jalek Swoll: 58

450 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.523
  2. Eli Tomac: 48.554
  3. Cooper Webb: 48.568; (The difference between 1st and 3rd was .045 seconds.)

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Kyle Chisholm
  2. Justin Starling
  3. Devin Simonson
  • Laps Led
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 7
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ty Masterpool: 52.415
  2. Kyle Chisholm: 52.810
  3. Freddie Noren: 53.248
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 54.223
  2. Ryan Breece: 54.271
  3. Freddie Noren: 54.390

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.639
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.225
  3. Cooper Webb: 49.581
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 51.023
  2. Cooper Webb: 51.383
  3. Ken Roczen: 51.402
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Aaron Plessinger: 2.774
  2. Eli Tomac: 3.095
  3. Chase Sexton: 3.785

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 49.499
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.713
  3. Chase Sexton: 49.849
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.735
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.884
  3. Ken Roczen: 50.908 (That’s a difference of .173 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Ken Roczen: 2.537
  2. Malcolm Stewart: 2.641
  3. Chase Sexton: 2.676

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Chase Sexton 
  3. Ken Roczen
  • Laps Led
  1. Ken Roczen: 10
  2. Jett Lawrence: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ken Roczen: 49.131
  2. Chase Sexton: 49.284
  3. Jett Lawrence: 49.314
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.477
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.483
  3. Cooper Webb: 50.594; (That’s a difference of .117 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Chase Sexton: 2.528
  2. Cooper Webb: 2.885
  3. Jason Anderson: 3.079

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence; (The only other person to have a perfect sweep at a triple crown was Ken Roczen in 2020 also on a Honda.  Jett has now won 50% of the races this season, with a 60% podium rate)
  2. Ken Roczen; (Ken has a 50% podium rate this year)
  3. Chase Sexton; (Chase has a 50% podium rate this year)
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 26; (Jett now has 130 laps led, 50.7% of total laps)
  2. Ken Roczen: 22; (Ken has the second most laps led at 49, Just 19% of total laps)
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Ken Roczen: 1st 
  2. Jett Lawrence: 2nd 
  3. Jason Anderson: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Jett Lawrence: 210
  2. Cooper Webb: 189
  3. Chase Sexton: 185
  4. Ken Roczen: 175
  5. Eli Tomac: 174
  6. Jason Anderson: 165
  7. Aaron Plessinger: 162
  8. Justin Cooper: 120
  9. Justin Barcia: 109
  10. Dylan Ferrandis: 107

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Results: 2024 Indianapolis Supercross

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2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross is back for round 10! The racing in Indianapolis has commenced and the results are flying through at quite a rate. Keep up with everything that is going on in the different sessions in both 450SX and 250SX by checking this page. Lead Image: AMA Supercross

This page will have all of the results. The results are posted in an easy-to-view fashion, with the latest results at the very top of the page. If you do not immediately see the most recent results, hit the refresh button in the top-right corner and then the issue should be rectified.

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How To Watch Indianapolis SX, Entry List, TV Schedule And Track Map

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Details on how to watch round 10 of the 2024 AMA Supercross season from Indianapolis for both international and U.S. viewers can be found here.

U.S.

NBC Sports, Peacock, and the SMX League announced the 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX) broadcast and streaming schedule, including the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. All 31 rounds across the series, including exclusive live coverage of qualifiers, heats, Main Events and Motos will be presented on Peacock, NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and NBC Sports digital platforms.

Peacock is the home of the SuperMotocross World Championship Series in 2024, presenting comprehensive live coverage of all qualifying, heats, Main Events and Motos across both Supercross and Pro Motocross, spanning 31 rounds from January to September 2024. 17 races will livestream exclusively on Peacock. The platform will also provide on-demand replays of every race. Qualifiers and heats will be available exclusively on Peacock for every race throughout the season.

2024 marks the second year of the SuperMotocross World Championship Finals, fueled by Monster Energy which unified both disciplines of Supercross and Pro Motocross. The SMX World Championship culminates in a series-ending postseason playoff style of racing that features the best racers in the world competing for the sport’s ultimate title.

NBC Sports’ 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship coverage begins in under a month with the Monster Energy Supercross season opener from Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., live on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock and USA Network. An encore presentation will air the following day on Sunday, Jan. 7, on NBC at 2 p.m. ET and on Sunday, Jan. 8, on CNBC at 1 a.m. ET. CNBC will air a next-day encore for all 31 rounds across the series in 2024.

International

For international viewers, The SuperMotocross Video Pass (www.supermotocross.tv) is now available in every country outside the United States, live and on-demand, in both English and Spanish, giving viewers the choice on how to follow all the racing action. SuperMotocross Video Pass subscribers can enjoy all the live 2024 racing action between January and September, plus gain access to 13 years of archival race content dating back to 2010. New for the first time ever, you can now give the gift of a 2024 Subscription to SuperMotocross Video Pass for the holidays. Visit, https://app.supermotocross.tv/gift to finish your holiday shopping today. The SuperMotocross Video Pass is currently available via the web, and in all major app stores across IOS, Android, Amazon Fire, Roku, and Samsung CTV.

2024 Supermotocross Video Pass Features

Live & On-Demand access to 28 Rounds of the 2024 SuperMotocross regular season

Live & On-Demand access to 2 Rounds of the 2024 SuperMotocross Playoffs

Live & On-Demand access to the 2024 World Championship Final

Live & On-Demand access to ‘Race Day Live’ for the 2024 SuperMotocross full season

Live & On-Demand access to Spanish Language Play by Play of all 2024 Live Races

Extended Content including rider features, weekly news programs & extended archives

Entry List

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250SX

EVENT SCHEDULE (all times Local):

Here are the start times for Saturday, according to the Monster Energy Supercross schedule from the AMA:

TRACK LAYOUT:

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